Illustrating the Promise of Community Schools: An Assessment of the Impact of the New York City Community Schools Initiative

With the launch of the New York City Community Schools Initiative (NYC-CS) in 2014, New York City has increased its focus on a holistic strategy of education reform to address the social consequences of poverty as a means to improving student outcomes. In this study, the authors assessed the impact of the NYC-CS through the 2017--2018 school year by assessing the effects along seven outcome domains of student- and school-level characteristics.